Laid Off for Refusing to Lie - Senior Mechanical Engineer Leonardo DRS Employee Review

2.0
Oct 12, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

9/80 work week (Every other Friday off). Great benefits. Good Salary. Good camaraderie among peers.

Cons

I was put to the front the layoff line because I stood up for my ethics and refused to lie to the customer. Yes, I was laid off for refusing to compromise my morals and principles. I was ostracized for voicing my opinion in my area of expertise. I was made a pariah for pointing out design flaws and recommending alternatives. I was regularly lied to by management regarding requirements, due dates, and upcoming obligations. Environment is extremely vindictive and caustic. You're either in or out. Upper management plays favorites. Management reeks of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and the higher up you go in the management chain the worse it gets. Management doesn't follow their own rules and are held to a different standard than the regular employees, i.e., management regularly gets away with behaviors that would get a regular employee fired. Near incessant turnover at the upper echelons of the company leads to little continuity in company vision and direction. I watched many solid engineers with long and successful work histories get run out of the company before it finally happened to me.

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Pros

The only Pro with this company was having every other Friday off.

Cons

Poor leadership and management culture. In my experience, management positions are often filled from a small, long-tenured group, resulting in limited diversity of thought and few opportunities for outside perspectives. Many leaders lacked the skills needed to effectively develop, mentor, and support their teams. Rather than addressing organizational issues, accountability often seemed to flow downward, with lower-level employees bearing the consequences of management decisions. I also observed talented Program Managers leaving or being terminated under circumstances that suggested they were being held responsible for broader organizational problems rather than receiving appropriate leadership support. Overall, the culture discouraged transparency, accountability, and professional growth.

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